Stewart v. State

Appellant, Gregory Stewart, was indicted by the 1983 Spring Term of the Tallapoosa County Grand Jury for the offense of Robbery in the First Degree. He was arraigned on March 4, 1983, and pled not guilty to the charge. Trial by jury ensued on March 30, 1983, and appellant was convicted of Robbery in the First Degree. He received a sentence of 99 years in the penitentiary pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offenders Act.

Testimony at trial revealed that, on November 6, 1982, Anita Price, along with her child, Dorothy Caldwell, and her two children drove to the Alexander City Shopping Center. After…